and prayed as she says she never prayed before-that God would provide for "Tommy" without her Sunday work.

On Monday morning the eldest girl took "Tommy" down the street for a loaf; they were stopped by a gentleman, who asked why he walked like that, and why nothing had been done for his feet. He went home with them, gave Mrs. B- 17. of the needed money, and promised the remainder so soon as the child could be taken into the hospital. He is to be admitted in about two weeks from this date.

I think Mrs. B- - will never lose the fresh faith in God's Word which His answer to her prayer has given her.

THE SPANISH MOTHER'S LEGACY TO HER

CHILDREN.

MRS. D- was a Catholic Spaniard. We were attracted to her from her first attendance at the Mothers' Meeting-by her extraordinary beauty-and by the evidence that consumption had set its seal upon her. On our first visit to her miserable room she told us the striking story of her conversion to God. When living at Gibraltar-entirely godless-she was visited by a Protestant lady, who tried lovingly to convince her of the truth as it is in Jesus. She was angry at what she called "interference," and throwing up her lovely baby in her arms, she swore that she wished her little darling might die, if there was any truth outside the Catholic Church. That night the child died in convulsion fits.

She was heart-broken. Comfort came to her, and she became a meek and lowly believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. When she arrived in London she lived close to our meeting and attended regularly, seeming to drink in and live upon the Word of Life. Then she would be kept at home for weeks, and more than once, when weighed down by poverty and illness and want of sympathy in the care of her five children, she would give way to what had been formerly a constant habit with her, and utter an oath. Then her sorrow and penitence would bring her down below hope, and she would come to the

meeting almost in despair because she had so dishonoured the Lord she loved, and go away rejoicing in fresh pardon and peace once more. The only person found to be with her in her last illness was a niece, a young woman of bad character, but Mrs.'s quiet patience and Christian faith had a wonderful effect upon her. The husband too, though he would never own the cause to us, often expressed surprise at the change in his wife. Our Bible-Nurse was a constant visitor and great comfort to her. Her sufferings were great; but her peace in Jesus was uninterrupted. "How could I ever have doubted that our Father delights to forgive us-forgives us freely for Jesus' sake," she said to us one day, alluding to the past. "Tell the mothers it is Satan who keeps them away from Jesus. When they go wrong Christ wants them to go back to Him directly." She wrote a letter chiefly addressed to the unconverted mothers, which was read at our meeting.

She had been paying a penny per week for a long time in order to leave her children a large Bible; the last payment was made shortly before she died, and on my farewell visit to her, word by word, and with difficulty, she told me what I was to write in it for her.

The husband, who used to call his wife "mad," on account of her religion, has often read to his children from "the mother's Bible" since. We hope we see signs of a change of heart in him. He married his wife's niece a few months after her death. The young wife is altered, and strives conscientiously to take the mother's place to her children.

We are hoping that the eldest girl may be taken into the Parker Street Training Home before long, which has been a blessing to two or three girls from our district. The following inscription was written in the Bible:

"A legacy from C. D. to her dear children. May the Lord make His Word a blessing to them, every one."

"The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof is of the Lord."-Prov. xvi. 33.

"As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you."Isa. lxvi. 13.

"Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."-John xv. 12.

"That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit."—John iii. 6.

She went away to be with Jesus. "To depart, and be with Christ, which is far better." She asked me to come when she was gone, and fill in the date of her death; and she added, "And anything else you like." I only wrote, "Whose faith follow."

A LIMEHOUSE BIBLE-MISSION.

ANOTHER Superintendent thus reports:"DEAR MADAM,

"It has been my happy privilege to be connected with a Mothers' Meeting for nearly three years. When commenced it was very small indeed, but God has abundantly blessed and owned His own Word. The Meeting was commenced in connexion with a Ragged-school, and when that was given up we felt grateful to God for sending us, through your Bible-mission, a good Bible-woman. She is a great help to us, for she has won the affections of our mothers in a wonderful way, and had been a light in many a home. I believe many, through her prayers, have found spiritual blessing as well as temporal. She is a woman who loves the Saviour herself, and does her work for His sake.

"We have been very pleased to notice the improvement in N- Street; very few women are now to be seen gossipping outside their doors, and the children are greatly improved; although there are many sad rooms still, for there is scarcely a house that does not contain three and even four families; and so many men are out of work; some of these have, at one time, been in good circumstances. The women all come to the Meeting as tidy as they can, and many of them have become quite changed characters. The Sabbath is more observed by small shopkeepers, and many have been led to God's house of prayer, so that He has visibly owned and blessed our efforts, and also those of other Missions in N-Street.”

GOOD TIDINGS FROM KILBURN.

"MY DEAR MRS. R

"I am glad to send you some account of our work amongst the poor in Kilburn. The Mothers' Meeting is still large; a number are now waiting to come as soon as a vacancy occurs. The names on the books are 120, and the average attendance about 80.

"The Bible-woman is very much beloved; all seem to appreciate her visits and the kindness shown to them.

"The Mothers enjoy the Meeting very much, are most attentive to the Bible lesson, say they never knew so much about the Bible before, and, like the children, call it their school,'

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Having seen so much distress and misery brought on by intemperance, we have made an effort to save the Mothers from this dreadful curse; and are thankful to say, many have become total abstainers, also their children and husbands: the improvement in their homes is most apparent. We have also a library in connection with the Meeting; the books are much enjoyed, especially in time of sickness.

"Several of the Mothers have become true Christians, and now are most anxious about their husbands and children. One woman, who has for some years attended our Meeting, speaks gratefully of the spiritual blessing she has received there. She is the daughter of a sailor; her husband is a navvy, a great drunkard and swearer. Before her conversion she herself was in the habit of using bad language, but under the influence of the Bible teaching she gradually became a very altered woman. Some time ago her sinful life was a very heavy burden; she thought herself too great a sinner to be saved. But one day, while most unhappy in her home, the words 'As far as the east is from the west, so far hath He removed our trangressions from us,' came with great power to her mind. She has since found peace through resting on the work of Jesus for her, and is happy in the assurance that though a great sinner Christ is a great Saviour, and her Saviour ! '

"On my calling a few days since, and asking how she was,

she answered, 'Oh, Miss, better !-so much better, both in body and in mind.' She now finds great comfort in casting all her daily care upon God, and 1 raying earnestly for her husband and

children.

"Another woman who died very happily a year ago spoke very frequently of the help she had reeeived at our Mothers' Meeting. It was all the religious teaching she had ever known. "We feel that indirect blessing also comes from our work. One of our Mothers, some time ago, begged me to go and see her brother-in-law, who had lived a most wicked life, and was then very ill, refusing to have anyone go near, or speak to him about his soul. I spoke to him on the words, 'God so loved the world,' and prayed with him. That night God's Spirit began to work, and he became deeply convinced of sin. After a time of great distress of mind he was able to take comfort from the 'Whosoever' in the verse I had first quoted to him, and rejoiced in the power of the Blood of Jesus to cleanse from all sin. There was no doubt about the reality of the change. He lived some months, according to his own earnest desire that he might testify to his old companions of the love that had done so much for him. He afterwards died in the Hendon Infirmary. I received an account of his last days from a lady who visited there. She told me of his firm trust in Jesus to the last, and said he often repeated that sweet verse in John iii. 16, adding Oh! it was wondrous love in God to purchase me at such a price.' His last words to her were, 'He will not leave me nor forsake me. I cannot see Him, but I know He is there.' His wife became a member of our Mothers' Meeting, and still continues to attend, and his daughter belongs to my Bible-class. "Our Bible-nurse has done good work in rendering many homes more comfortable.-Yours most truly, "H. B."

"Education is impossible unless the instructor will stoop to adapt himself to the stage at which the learner stands. To this rule the wisdom of God has conformed itself throughout all the stages of Revelation."— ABRAHAM, by Dr. Dykes, p. 252.